New Onkyo TX-SR502 (1 Viewer)

[Bill Will]

Just thought I'd let you know that www.crutchfield.com has it up on their website with Pics & Specs & I also noticed it has DPL IIx & the "new" remote looks a lot nicer than the older 501's remote.

 

[JasonBrandon]

It has no preouts

 

[Bill Will]

No preouts but the 501 din't have them either & I don't know of any "Entry Level" Receiver's that have them.

 

[Greg-ST]

I got the Pioneer VSX-D912K at Circuit City for the same price Crutchfield is asking for the Onkyo TX-SR502. The Pioneer has preouts for all channels

 

[Bill Will]

Greg, The Pioneer 912 is a "Great" Receiver & I'd rather have it over the Onkyo but that Pioneer model is no entry level receiver. If you check www.ecoustics.com they have a review of the 912 & they even picked it as the Top Receiver To Buy taking price & etc into account.

 

[Wayne Ernst]

What more does one expect out of a $299 (MSRP) receiver?

 

[JasonBrandon]

It just seems stupid to put PLIIx on a receiver with 6 channels of amplification and no preouts, or am I missing something?

 

[ScottCHI]

yeah, you missed your marketing classes

 

[Bill Will]

More likely it was the "Bean Counters" that decided to buy PL IIx Chips in bulk instead of buying 2 different kinds of chips but I'm sure the Marketing People did get their 2 cents in

 

[Greg-ST]

Bill Will, I was kind of hesitant on referring to it as "entry-level", but I've seen a number of other people who have referred to it as that. It seems sort of entry-level when there's receivers in the $1000+ range. My previous Kenwood receiver (VR-615) definately was entry-level.

The 912K is also in a threeway tie for the highest score at CNET for A/V receivers (8.4).

 

[Bill Will]

By "Entry Level" I din't mean by price, I ment in that Brand's Receiver Line Up & I think that's what most people mean when their talking about "Entry Level" Greg how do you like your Pioneer?

 

[Greg-ST]

Ah, I see where you're coming from now.

I love the Pioneer. It sounds excellent and has some nice power reserves that come in handy.